The Oldest Material On Earth
This week we talk to the scientist who discovered the oldest known material on Earth which, at between 5 and 7 BILLION years old, is even ol...
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19 episodesThe Second Worst Foreign Policy Disaster Since WW2
This week we calibrate our worries about the potential for World War 3 by talking to former Middle East minister and Chair of the Intelligen...
Happy Xmas (Labour Is Over)
Ho, ho, ho! A festive Winterval special where we, umm, go in deep on the election result and - horrifyingly - learn why it could be even wor...
What Britain Can Learn About Referendums From Papua New Guinea
This week we steer clear of the general election - so this podcast won't go out of date! Instead, we talk about a referendum that took place...
Is A Narwhal Tusk An Effective Weapon?
This week we tackle the most important question raised by the London Bridge attack: We ask two of the world's most eminent narwhal scientist...
How To Survive An Interview With Andrew Neil
This week we speak to Tom Hamilton, a former advisor to Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn on how a politician can go into an interview with the...
How To Abolish The Monarchy
This week we fast-forward to the results of the 2022 Monarchy referendum, in which Britain votes to dump King Charles and turn Britain into...
Dodgy LibDem Bar Charts And Some Surprisingly Good News About Climate Change
This week we finally go all Jeremy Paxman on the Liberal Democrats and their questionable use of bar charts by holding Mark Pack, who is run...
Roll Up, Roll Up, Please Bring Some Insulin, It's The Festival Of Brexit!
This week we explore the government's plan to host a big "Festival of Brexit", to celebrate the biggest foreign policy disaster since World...
Don't Retweet Bullshit Polls
What polling pitfalls can we avoid this election season? And what's it like being a candidate on the campaign trail? We speak to pollster Ma...
Does Winter Weather Hurt Election Turnout?
This week we figure out the process for joining the EU (hey, it might be important soon), and discover if the conventional wisdom that winte...
Hello from Belgrade - Back Next Week!
The Pod Delusion is having a week off while James and Dr Liz are on holiday, but we’ll be back as normal next Friday!
HONK! Life In Kurdistan, Untitled Geese, Nationalised Restaurants And Brexit Disco
This week we go from the serious to the absurd. We find out what the Kurdish region of Syria is actually like, we take Owen Jones’s suggesti...
Irish Unification, WannaCry, Fixing Left Behind Towns and why What3Words is A.Bad.Idea
This week we ask a question that could prove as tricky as Brexit: If Northern Ireland votes to join with the Republic of Ireland... has anyo...
Why did Britain end up a democracy? And could it all fall apart? Plus: Branches of Currys that still use the old logo.
This week we do some hardcore political science, but don't be scared - it explains whether Britain can survive the current shitshow or not....
Scooby Doo And The Economics Of Dictatorships (It's That Sort Of Show)
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Seb Dance MEP Explains What Really Happens In The European Parliament
Join our Patreon and support a voice of sanity in a world that has gone mad. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Follow your host, James O'Ma...
Fascist Sci-Fi Luminaries, Bitcoin Terrorists and Space Collisions!
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Returning In September!
Your ears are not deceiving you! The Pod Delusion returns in September! But to make it happen we need your help - please join our Patreon to...